Cristián Zavala
Cristián Alexander Zavala Briones (born 3 August 1999) is a Chilean professional footballer who plays as a forward for Chilean Primera División side Curicó Unido on loan from Colo-Colo.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Cristián Alexander Zavala Briones | ||
| Date of birth | August 3, 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Puente Alto, Chile | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Curicó Unido | ||
| Number | -- | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Colo-Colo | |||
| Magallanes | |||
| Coquimbo Unido | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2020 | Coquimbo Unido | 14 | (0) |
| 2020 | → Fernández Vial (loan) | 8 | (1) |
| 2021 | Deportes Melipilla | 31 | (5) |
| 2022– | Colo-Colo | 0 | (0) |
| 2023– | → Curicó Unido (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021– | Chile | 2 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 December 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:27, 29 January 2022 (UTC) | |||
Career
At the age of 15, Zavala left the youth academy of Colo-Colo, Chile's most successful team.[2] On 2018, he made his professional debut playing for Coquimbo Unido at the Primera B in a match against Santiago Wanderers.[3]
For the 2020 season, he was sent on loan to Fernández Vial in the Chilean Segunda División from top flight side Coquimbo Unido.[4], but he came back to Coquimbo on November of the same year.[5]
On 2021 season, he joined Deportes Melipilla.[1]
International career
Zavala made his debut for the Chile national team on 9 December 2021 in a 2–2 draw against Mexico.[6]
References
- @cdmelipilla (March 17, 2021). "Bienvenido a Los Potros" (Tweet) (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 March 2021 – via Twitter.
- "El futbolista que se hizo barbero durante la cuarentena" (in Spanish). La Tercera. 12 June 2020. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
- Santiago Wanderers 2 – 0 Coquimbo Unido
- "CRISTIÁN ZAVALA ARRIBA A LA DEFENSA INMORTAL". FernandezVial.cl (in Spanish). Fernández Vial. 18 January 2020. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
- "Cristian Zavala retorna a Coquimbo y se sube al barco pirata" (in Spanish). OctavaPasión. 29 November 2020. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
- "Mexico vs. Chile". Soccerway.com. 29 January 2022.